I’ve heard it said that divorce is the easy way out. I disagree, especially when there are children involved. Divorce is something I thought long and hard about. It was not thrown out as a threat, and I didn’t...
My kids are in this horrible stage where it’s impossible to get a good picture of all three of them at one time. I’ll admit it wasn’t easy when they were little either, but at least they were not...
When the request went out for someone to attend a crafting party on behalf of CMB, you can bet my hand shot up in the air immediately. Crafting is part of who I am. It's how I de-stress. When...
It was time; the signs were all there. The cramp in my forearm, habitually picking up my phone at any downtime, even my two-year-old son pulling the phone out of my hand. It’s safe to say that I was...
He had me at “you’ll never taste a better egg in your life.”
My boss was lauding the merits of his wife’s chicken-rearing adventures. Granted, they lived in the English hillside, but it was his emphasis on how amazing the...
When we bought our first house as newlyweds, I gave very little thought to the view from my kitchen window. We loved so many other things about the house that it didn't really even occur to me that this...
I remember flipping through endless photo albums when I was a kid. My mom had at least 2 shelves full of them, containing picture memories from her and my dad's early years of marriage through the introduction of each...
I really like giving advice. Playing Dear Abby is probably my dream job. But I didn't discover how much I like giving advice until after I became a mom. Maybe it's a rite of passage - becoming a mom...
A few weeks before the end of school, my ten year old inadvertently revealed her crush. By some crazy stroke of fate, the boy happened to have a younger sister in the same class as our kindergartener. As we...
When asked if I would be interested in having a photographer come into my home and take pictures of my son and me simply living our lives, my first impulse was to say no. I am an introvert and...
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Health & Wellness
Health and wellness is about more than not getting sick. This guide has some great local resources for your overall wellness.
